T63.9
Toxic effect of contact with unspecified venomous animal
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 9 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 3 never code together
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 5
T63code
Includes
- bite or touch of venomous animal
- pricked or stuck by thorn or leaf
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Alongside this code 9 same parent — T63
T63.0 Toxic effect of snake venom category T63.1 Toxic effect of venom of other reptiles category T63.2 Toxic effect of venom of scorpion category T63.3 Toxic effect of venom of spider category T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods category T63.5 Toxic effect of contact with venomous fish category T63.6 Toxic effect of contact with other venomous marine animals category T63.7 Toxic effect of contact with venomous plant category T63.8 Toxic effect of contact with other venomous animals category
Subordinate codes 4
Additional references
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